Natural Killer (NK) Cells

About This Treatment

Natural Killer Cells can work in cancer treatment by being modified to recognize and attack tumor cells in the body. Natural Killer Cells are already found in the body, and are unique because they are able to recognize and attack cells without being acted upon by an antigen (immunization).

This is a phase I trial with pilot expansion of HLA-haploidentical or HLA-mismatched related donor nicotinamide expanded-natural killer (NAM-NK) cell based therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM) or relapsed/refractory CD20-positive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The primary endpoint of the study is to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of NAM-NK cells while maintaining safety.

This phase II trial studies the side effects and best dose of umbilical cord blood-derived natural killer cells when given together with elotuzumab, lenalidomide, and high dose melphalan before autologous stem cell transplant and to see how well they work in treating patients with multiple myeloma.